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by jrussino 264 days ago
I stumbled into this "tales" section:

https://little-book-of.github.io/maths/books/en-US/tales.htm...

I started reading it to my elementary-aged kids as a bedtime story! We're only on part 7/100, and I suspect we'll be too deep for them before long, but at least or now they're really enjoying it.

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Behind each "tale" lies a mathematical idea: from counting numbers and odd and even numbers, to geometry with lines and circles, to group theory, waves, frequencies, etc.

Behind the story words, here are the branches of mathematics explored in each chapter: 1/ Numbers, 2/ Geometry, 3/ Pre-Algebra, 4/ Calculus and Analysis, 5/ Algebra, 6/ Probability, 7/ Logic, 8/ Complex Numbers and Higher Dimensions 9/ Mathematical Applications to Physics, 10/ Further Applications, including AI/Machine Learning, Music, and more.

Along with the tales, I am planning to write about the underlying ideas for each one in much greater detail.

@jrussino Would you like EPUB or PDF versions of just the tale? I can prepare them for you.
I've been reading them on my phone; the web interface is OK, but if you had an EPUB I would certainly prefer that. Thanks!